In Print Focus: Gene May Control Cell-mediated Immunity Laurie Glimcher (above), Susanne Szabo, and colleagues have discovered a gene that regulates type 1 immunity and may have implications for treating transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, asthma, cancers, and allergies. MedEd News BBS Bulletin

Headlines MGH Study Shows Aspirin Use Low In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Higher Intake of Dairy Products May Be Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk Upcoming Annual Minority Biomedical Scientists of Harvard Guest Lecture: Regulation of Pre-messenger RNA Splicing from Mechanism to Genetic Therapeutics Mariano Garcia-Blanco, Duke University Medical Center Wednesday, April 26 5:00 p.m.

Spotlight Program Probes Benefit Barriers to Gays and Lesbians, Presents Diversity Awards Former Massachusetts Congressman Gerry Studds spoke in the MEC with other gay and lesbian advocates, urging members of this community to stand up for their rights. Lead topics were the domestic partnership benefits bill in Massachusetts and the pioneering civil union statute in Vermont. Student Scene A View from the Inner City: Tolerance Is Not Enough David Gordon could have been graduating from HMS in June, but instead he took a year off to teach eighth-grade science in Dorchester. In some ways, the teacher has become the student. The lessons he's learned go beyond diversity to the notion of building relationships based on everything that's held in common.

Calendar | Jobs | About HMS | Hospitals | Back Issues | Feedback | Home